Raranga - Whakaari Aotearoa Drama Conference 2026
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, ŌTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH
Keynote Speakers:
Lynn Cardy
Cubbin Theatre
Jo Raphael
Molly Mullen
Kia Tōnui - Flourish
Wellington East Girls’ College WELLINGTON
Keynote Speakers:
Selina Tusitala Marsh
Christine Hatton
Oscar Kightley
Ka Mua, Ka Muri
John Paul College, ROTORUA
Keynote Speakers:
Jim Moriarty, Helen Pearse-Otene, Lisa Maude - Te Rākau
Hone Kouka
Cian Elyse White
Tīmatanga Hōu
Otago Boys’ High School, ŌTEPOTI DUNEDIN
Keynote Speakers:
Albert Belz
Emma Deakin, Red Leap Theatre
At the Heart
Sacred Heart College, TĀMAKI MAKAURAU
Keynote Speakers:
Prof. Peter O’Connor
Dr Michelle Johansson
Perry Rush
Ka tipu te whaihanga
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School, ŌTAUTAHI CHRISTCHURCH
Keynote Speaker:
Dr Viv Aitken
HE NGĀKAU NGAHAU
UNITEC, TĀMAKI MAKAURAU AUCKLAND
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Peter O'Connor
John Saunders
A h-uile bord! (All Aboard)
Toitu, Otago Early Settlers Museum, DUNEDIN
Keynote Speakers:
Dr Vanessa Byrnes
Miranda Harcourt
Tutakina mai ahau ki te awa: Meet me at the River
St Patrick's College, Silverstream, WELLINGTON
Keynote Speakers:
Dave Armstrong
The Conch: Nina Nawalowalo and Tom McCrory
Whakaako: Learning with each other
Rangi Ruru High School, CHRISTCHURCH
Keynote Speakers:
Lynne Te Aika
Prof. Janinka Greenwood
Lisa Brickell
Stuart Devenie
Te Kore: A space to be, a space to belong, a space to become
Waikato University, HAMILTON
Keynote Speakers:
Pamela Bowell
Waimihi Hotere
With Beads of Light
Wellington Girl's College, WELLINGTON
Keynote Speaker:
Patrice Baldwin